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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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